Re: Boost Twitter is Blowing Up!!!

From: 😉 Good Guy 😉 (xfsgpr_at_[hidden])
Date: 2022-06-21 02:41:18

On 20/06/2022 23:08, Vinnie Falco via Boost-users wrote:
> Greetings fellow users, library authors, maintainers, review wizards,
> release wizards, and Boost Foundation Board members! As part of our
> ongoing effort to continue the revitalization of Boost, a handful of
> us have taken the reins to post about Boost on social media. We have
> postings on Reddit and Hacker news, blog posts about the new efforts
> in Boost.Unordered, and new tweets.
>
> However, we could use your help! Right now the Boost Twitter account
> has a measly 957 followers. It would be great to increase our reach,
> so I'm asking everyone if they could be so kind as to Follow the
> official Boost Twitter account here:
>
> <https://twitter.com/Boost_Libraries>
>
> and then amplify our messages by Liking and Retweeting. Starting with
> this pinned tweet, which everyone will see when they visit the Boost
> Libraries Twittter profile page:
>
> <https://twitter.com/Boost_Libraries/status/1539003321939202048>
>
> Following the Boost Twitter account will give you up-to-date
> information about what is going on with Boost, including articles and
> mentions on other social media sites. Here is what we have so far:
>
> <https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/vfdcrz/advancing_the_state_of_the_art_for/>
> <https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/vbdr3z/new_boostunordered_containers_have_big/>
> <https://twitter.com/hackernewstop10/status/1538622706035343364>
> <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31801814>
>
> To summarize, engaging with Boost related content on social media will
> enhance our profile - any help is appreciated!
>
The problem with Twitter is that it requires an account to read the 
posts. I just clicked at your link and I got this:

<https://i.imgur.com/UnY9jGe.png>

This is not going to help increase the uptake of followers. Users don't 
like creating new accounts all the time when going to various websites 
and social media.